Sharps Injury & Prevention

This peer-reviewed study interviews clinicians to identify what measures are successful in reducing exposure to body fluid. Preventing the risk of BBP exposure.

A study into the activation rate and use of Safety Engineered Devices (SED) in 6 hospitals in US west.

This 6-year study examined the impact of converting from a small patient room sharps container to the Daniels Sharpsmart reusable collector.

This study carried out a survey of top ‘sharps safe’ occupational health professionals to ascertain BE incidence in their hospitals for the 2012 calendar year.

The study sampled sharps containers from 5 facilities to identify the proportion of hollow-bore SED among the sharps present, and the proportion of SED correctly activated.

The study took a sampling of sharps containers to identify the proportion of hollow-bore SED among the sharps present and the proportion of SED correctly activated.

Discover the findings of the sweeping 2019-2023 EXPO-S.T.O.P. survey on needle stick occurrences in hospitals across the U.S. and how sharps injuries have changed during and after COVID.

A 12 month study determining the effect of the Sharpsmart on greenhouse gas emissions and sharps injuries at the 500 bed Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital.

A 2 year, 28 hospital before-and-after study comparing sharps injuries in hospitals that converted to Daniels reusable system to those who did not.

A 3 year study examining the impact of transitioning from a 64Gallon bin to a Daniels M64 Medismart.

This paper analyzes Methodist Medical Center's decision to use a reusable containment system for medical waste in 2005.

This article glances at the history behind sharps injuries and how it has been improved with industry standards and container manufacturing.